Oleksandr Usyk: record, next fight and profile →
Anthony Joshua is training hard for his upcoming defense of the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight world titles against undefeated unified champion Jarrell Miller. The bout takes place on June 1 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Heavyweight contender Derek Chisora has no problem fighting the new kid on the block in boxing's biggest weight class, unified cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk, who unified the entire cruiserweight division in 2018, is officially moving up to heavyweight next month when he faces rugged contender Carlos Takam
Tickets for the Heavyweight debut of pound-for-pound star Oleksandr Usyk against Carlos Takam on Saturday May 25 at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK, go on pre-sale today at 10am ET.
Pound-for-pound star Oleksandr Usyk will make his Heavyweight debut against Carlos Takam at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland on Saturday May 25, live on DAZN in the US and on Sky Sports in the UK.
Unified cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk is preparing for his heavyweight debut. After unifying the WBA, WBO, IBF, IBF world titles last year, Usyk would now like to conquer the entire heavyweight division. Usyk is working with sparring partner Fabio Wardley, to prepare for a planned fight with heavyweight veteran Carlos Takam at the likely location of Chicago in May.
Alexander Povetkin explained why he was interested in a fight with fellow Olympic gold medal winner Oleksandr Usyk, and also admitted that all of the doping allegations have made a long term negative impact on his career. Earlier, on March 28, the World Boxing Association (WBA) ordered negotiations for the bout between Usyk and former IBF and WBA cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev of Russia, who now has the status of “champion in recess” according to WBA.
Philadelphia - Oleksandr "The Nail" Gvozdyk nailed down the first defense of his WBC light heavyweight world title, knocking out Doudou Ngumbu in the fifth round. Ngumbu (38-9, 14 KOs) injured his right calf and could not continue, forcing referee Eric Dali to stop the fight.
Promoter Eddie Hearn is working behind the scenes to lock down a date for the heavyweight debut of Oleksandr Usyk. Last year, Usyk unified the entire cruiserweight division by capturing the WBA, IBF, WBO, WBC world titles.
Oleksandr Usyk has officially taken the first step towards the end of his reign atop the cruiserweight division. The unbeaten World 200-pound king has officially vacated his World Boxing Association “Super” cruiserweight title, the move coming on the eve of a scheduled purse bid hearing for a mandatory title defense versus former titlist Denis Lebedev.
Eddie Hearn, promoter for IBF, IBO, WBA, WBO heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua, expects his boxer to stay very busy with mandatory orders - unless a deal is struck for a full division unification with WBC champion Deontay Wilder.